HW from Tuesday, 9/26/17

Due on Thursday, 9/28/17

1) Using the "Writing Techniques" and "Writing Terms" sections of your Writer's Inc book, look up the following eight terms and copy the definitions: 

* simile

* metaphor

* personification

* sensory details

* figurative language

* hyperbole

* exaggeration

* idiom

2) Visit this web page and watch the video. Write a paragraph reacting to what Admiral McCraven claims in the video. What benefits does he say will be derived from this daily activity? Do you agree or disagree? Do you think his words will shape your behavior in the future? Be prepared to turn in this paragraph on Thursday. (And maybe go do what he suggested!)

3) Your September Reading Log is due on Thursday. Be sure your name is on it and that your parent has initialed each day's entry and signed the entire calendar to indicate that you kept an accurate daily count of your minutes read.

Also, daily:

+ Read your (approved) book for pleasure, aiming for 30 minutes daily. Mark the number of minutes on your Reading Log as you go along—in multiples of five, rounded down—and have a parent initial it in the box each day. The September Reading Log is due on Thursday, 9/28/17.